Kernhofer Gscheid Pass

The Kernhofer Gscheid Pass (el. 970 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Lower Austria.

Kernhofer Gscheid Pass
Kernhofer Gscheid Pass
Location of Kernhofer Gscheid Pass
Elevation970 m (3,182 ft)
LocationAustria
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°49′N 15°28′E

It connects Kernhof in the Traisen River valley with Terz in the Salza River valley near Mariazell. The road has a maximum grade of 13 percent.

At the pass is a small church and the Gschaid Restaurant. To the west, a winding road leads to Annaberg and into the Ötscher Nature Park.

Directly south of the pass lies the massive Göller (1766 m.), and five km north the Tirolerkogel (1377 m.).

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